Intel Core i9 9940X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9940X with 14 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D with 6 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 9940X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (85GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2666)

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (96MB vs 20MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9940X

1228

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D +14%

1402

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9940X +50%

15351

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

10232

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9940X

1328

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D +57%

2089

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9940X +7%

9787

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

9119

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9940X

1189

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D +34%

1595

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9940X +71%

14374

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

8392

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 9940X

2608

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D +23%

3224

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9940X +28%

28355

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

22039

Intel Core i9 9940X

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Jul 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Skylake

Core Architecture

Vermeer

i9-9940X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen 5 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

165 W

Power Consumption

105 W

88 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

74 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

12 nm

-

I/O Die Size

125 mm²

-

Package

µOPGA-1331

CPU Performance

14

Performance Cores

-

28

Performance Core Threads

-

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

14

Total Core Count

6

28

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33x

Multiplier

33.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 KB per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

96 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

-

4

Max Memory Channels

2

85 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 9940X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

3.0

PCIe Version

4

44

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

Extended Instruction Set

-

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